Society – AlJumuah Magazine

Our Humanness: Unalterable Essence and Changeable Actuality | Part 2

The Human Soul Human beings, according to Islam, are born good. This goodness is an attribute of the human soul; it consists in being born with a natural capacity to be aware of the fact that they are servants of God, their…

Our Humanness: Unalterable Essence and Changeable Actuality | Part 1

Developments in the science of genetics have aroused the interest of scientists, as well as the rest of us in some fundamental questions of our life and given them some urgency. What does our humanity consist in? Do we have an unalterable…

Finding the Beauty in Patience

Patience (ṢBR) is a word that is mentioned hundred of times in the Holy Quran. It refers to an attitude that beautifies all other aspects of our Muslim lives as we endeavor to submit to the ways of Allah. Obstacles are inevitable…

Priorities of Da’wah (2)

We continue from Part 1… Truth Five Many people err not by dint of their failure to see the legitimacy of the proofs of taw ḥîd and îmân but because of the vain passions (a ḥwâ’) that fire their souls and the…

Islam is the Antithesis of Extremism

By Ekram Haque PERHAPS NOT A day goes by without something bad happening to Muslims somewhere. Nations of the world are calling us extremists and worse. We are traumatized by such pejorative labeling, knowing Muslims are supposed to be a people of moderation.…

A Tale of Two Women: The Milkmaid and the Empress | Zainab bint Younus

ONE LATE NIGHT, the second khalîfa ʿUmar ibn Al-Khaṭṭâb walked through the narrow streets of Madinah in silence, observing the state of his people. As he passed by one mud-brick home, two voices caught his attention. Both were female: one older and…

Tawba: The Way To Salvation | ‘Uthman Al-Khamis

WHO AMONG US doesn’t desperately wish to end up in the Garden and to save his soul from the Fire? The reality is that a human being, if he knows the path of salvation, is prepared, once he gives it serious consideration,…

“YA ALLAH!” or “OMG!” | Part 1

YÂ’ ALLÂH! (O Allah!) ALLÂHUMMA! (Our Lord!…), RABBANA (Our Lord,…), RABBÎ (My Lord!…) Supplication These are words of address used when we call upon Allah in supplication. We may use—as we wish—his proper name, “Allah,” or, His functional relationship to His creatures, “Rabb,”…

The Marriage of Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) to Aisha (RA): Discrediting Accusations of Child Marriage and Pedophilia

The Messenger of Islam, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) faced a lot of criticism right from the time he started preaching this religion. However, one of the most disheartening and baseless criticisms made against him is the accusation that he was a pedophile. Does…

Manufacturing Islamophobia in the Media

WHEN IT COMES to Islam and Muslims, the Western world by and large has turned on the news to learn about this faith and its people. The danger of this kind of education is manifesting in the actions of Americans, with hate…